Frostburg State University

FROSTBURG, Md. - The following local students received degrees in December from Frostburg State University: - Linda Brainerd of Frederick, Md., master's of education in education, general. - Christina Cushwa of Big Pool, master's of business administration in management. - Jennifer Hayden of Hagerstown, master's of business administration in management. - Pamela Kline of Hagerstown, master's of education in education, general. - Jill Kolonsky of Chambersburg, Pa., master's of education in education, general.

Frostburg State University soprano Patricia Malatt will present her junior vocal recital Saturday at 7 p.m. in the FSU Performing Art Center's Pealer Recital Hall. The recital, during which she will be accompanied by Sean Beachy, is free and open to the public. Malatt will perform several vocal pieces involving nature. Roger Quilter's “Dream Valley,” composed after a poem written by William Blake, tells of a time when the speaker was in touch with nature and the beauty that it holds.

Frostburg State University announces the following area students have received scholarships for study at the university: Danielle Anderson of Brunswick, Md., received the University Scholarship. Anderson is the daughter of Yvonne and Daniel Buck and John Anderson and attended Brunswick High School. Hannah Blankenbeckler of New Market, Md., received the University Scholarship. Blankenbeckler is the daughter of Kim and Rob Cowles and attended Linganore High School. Heidi Boyd of Boonsboro received the Academic Excellence Scholarship.

The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown will recognize 16 scholarship recipients during an awards reception at USMH on June 28. This is the first year that funds will be distributed from the Magnolia Foundation Scholarship Fund to benefit the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown. This fund was established through the Community Foundation of Washington County to meet the Waltersdorf-Henson Endowment Challenge Campaign. The fund contains money raised by the scholarship committee of the USMH Advisory Board to meet the challenge, the $212,500 match from the Waltersdorf-Henson Endowment and additional funds raised by the committee, bringing the total to nearly $500,000, the interest of which is being distributed in six named scholarships.

Officials at Hagerstown Community College and Frostburg State University recently met to discuss and develop a dual admissions agreement between the two schools. The agreement is designed to make it easier for students who start at HCC to transfer their academic credits to FSU to complete bachelor's degrees. "We've long enjoyed a very positive relationship with Frostburg State University," HCC President Guy Altieri said. "I'm excited that this new agreement will make student transfer to FSU even smoother and more complete than in the past.

The Washington County Retired Educational Personnel Association recentlly awarded $1,000 Nellie and Lake Lytton Scholarships to six local students. Scholarship recipients were Christina Dunlop, Mount St. Mary's University; Kayla Grout, Towson University; Sally Johnston, Hood College; Heather Butts, Salisbury University; Samantha Metz, Frostburg State University; and Ralph Weaver, Shepherd University.

Mike Spinnler, director of the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon, will be the guest speaker for the annual True Grit Awards Ceremony that will be held Tuesday, May 14, starting at 6 p.m. at Fountain Head Country Club. Tickets cost $25 and are available by calling the Hagerstown YMCA at 301-739-3990. The event is sponsored by the Hagerstown YMCA, Washington County Public Schools, The Herald-Mail Co., Cumberland Valley Athletic Club and the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association awarded two $500 scholarships to local students at its annual meeting in July. The two recipients were Michael P. Etzel and Daniel S. Ridenour. Etzel is a recent graduate of Clear Spring High School. He will attend Frostburg State University in the fall and major in secondary education. Ridenour graduated from Smithsburg High School and will attend West Virginia University to study engineering. Each of the recipients had grandfathers who were Korean War veterans.

Mike Spinnler, director of the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon, will be the guest speaker for the annual True Grit Awards Ceremony that will be held Tuesday, May 14, starting at 6 p.m. at Fountain Head Country Club. Tickets cost $25 and are available by calling the Hagerstown YMCA at 301-739-3990. The event is sponsored by the Hagerstown YMCA, Washington County Public Schools, The Herald-Mail Co., Cumberland Valley Athletic Club and the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

A class of Towson University nursing students at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is participating in a walk equal to the distance across the Democratic Republic of Congo. The community health fundraiser, promoted by the world relief advocate group Adventist Development and Relief Agency aims to help provide health care to children of this region. The DRC has been labeled “Africa's world war” because millions of lives have been lost due to disease and malnutrition.

Charles Wesley Morgan, 94, of Frederick, Md., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born June 30, 1918, in Wolfsville, Md., he was the son of the late Jasper W. and Mae Routzahn Grossnickle Morgan. He was the husband of the late Emmamae Brandenburg Morgan, who preceded him in death on July 13, 2005. Charles was a 1935 graduate of Middletown High School and a 1940 graduate of Frostburg State University. For 30 years, he was a primary teacher in Maryland.

Aaron John Hoopengardner, 37, of Hancock, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Born April 10, 1975, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Alton B. Hoopengardner of Warfordsburg, Pa., and the late Alleene M. Frost Hoopengardner. He was a 1993 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, Warfordsburg, Pa., and Frostburg State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998. He was a self-employed computer consultant and operator of Hilltop Farms.

Ronald L. Ross, died Friday, Dec. 7, at his home in Hagerstown. He was 65 years old. Mr. Ross was an accounting professor at Frostburg State University from 1982 to 2012. For the last 10 years of his career, he served as the MBA coordinator at the university. He was also a practicing accountant and a partner in Graber and Ross LLC from 1990 to 2004. Previous employment included operations management positions with Maiden Form and Hagerstown Leather Goods. Ron was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army.

Frostburg State University soprano Patricia Malatt will present her junior vocal recital Saturday at 7 p.m. in the FSU Performing Art Center's Pealer Recital Hall. The recital, during which she will be accompanied by Sean Beachy, is free and open to the public. Malatt will perform several vocal pieces involving nature. Roger Quilter's “Dream Valley,” composed after a poem written by William Blake, tells of a time when the speaker was in touch with nature and the beauty that it holds.

A newly hired business administrator in the Waynesboro Area School District will be making $93,000 a year under a two-year contract. The Waynesboro Area School Board on Tuesday authorized the hiring of Shippensburg, Pa., resident Thomas Dick, who will start in the role in January. A former director of transportation and facilities for Greencastle-Antrim School District, Dick most recently worked as the business manager of Bermudian Springs School District in York Springs, Pa. He has a master's degree in business administration from Frostburg State University.

The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown recently awarded scholarships to 19 students enrolled in programs offered there. The students were recognized by Scholarship Chairwoman Gaye McGovern in front of family, faculty, and corporate and community partners. The awards included 10 from the USMH Advisory Board Fund and nine from the Magnolia Foundation Scholarship Fund for the benefit of USMH. The Magnolia Fund includes two named awards each from the Washington County Board of Commissioners and Citi.

Submitted photo Morris Frock scholarship winners include, front row, from left, Sarah Stayer, Jena Smith, Bethany Garnand, Brent Goebel and Taylor Spickler. Back row, Timothy Barr, Andrew Monninger and Annette Hull. Not pictured is Quinton Hull. At the June meeting of Morris Frock Unit 42, American Legion Auxiliary, the 2012 scholarship recipients and their parents were guests at a dinner in their honor.  The unit held several fundraisers during the year in order to be able to award scholarships to students from the area, half of whom are entering the medical field and the other half of whom are pursuing other fields of study.  This year, there were nine students who were chosen to receive the scholarships.

The following area students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Frostburg State University: Boonsboro - Samantha Barger, Spencer Leggett, Tyler Walsh Cavetown - Robert Hall Clear Spring - Elizabeth Andrews, Karen Humbertson, Samuel Myers, Rachael Poet, Cory Shives Hagerstown - Justin Anderson, Kimberly Bachtell, Amy Belliotti, Jennifer Bowlus, Robin Cheng, Benjamin Clevenger, David...